New book coming out

I found out today that Francine Rivers is coming out with a new book! If you haven't read anything by her before, she is just about the greatest author EVER!! She mainly writes christian fiction - a lot of historical christian fiction to be exact. The first book I read by her, Redeeming Love, is still my all-time favorite book, and her Mark of the Lion series would probably come close behind! Lately she has been writing shorter books based off characters in the Bible. While good, I can't seem to get into them like some of her older work. So I am ecstatic about this new (450 page!) book coming out March 16, 2010!

Here is what the publisher has to say:

Her Mother’s Hope is the first of two historical novels in the Marta’s Legacy series, a saga inspired by strong women from Francine Rivers’s own family ancestry. The oft-unspoken, sacrificial love of a mother for her daughter is a crucial component to this story of four generations of women. Francine Rivers drew her inspiration from the biblical Parable of the Sower and the Seed for this series, while exploring how feeling loved and actually being loved can be perceived very differently. Breaking hurtful generational cycles is a foundational theme in the series.

You can read more here.